It took about 1hour from Campbeltowng by bus, I arrived at Kennacraig. I was going to change to the bus which went to Claonaig, east side of Kintyre peninsula. However, the bus didn’t come on time.
Eventually, the bus was coming about 10 minutes late. I really got antsy if I would be able to get on the ferry to Isle of Arran.
The road to Claonaig was very narrow and when the bus passed cars on the opposite lane each other, the bus stopped. So I was irritated.
When the bus arrived at Claonaig at last, the ferry which I was supposed to get on had already left a port. I thought there was no waiting to connect between the bus and the ferry in Scotland. Furthermore, the necessary time from Kennacraig to Claonaig was 15 minutes on timetable, but I thought it was impossible even if a car on the opposite lane was nothing.
The way to Isle of Alan was very hard.

Meadowburn Distillery was built by the south end of the town on the south side of Witchburn Road in 1824. One of the establish member was a plumbing worker who had made and supplied stills to illicit distillers until several years ago. After that, a owner changed several times and was closed around 1882.
When Alfred Barnard visited Calmpbeltown in 1885, Meadowburn Distillery had been closed. So records of it are not so many. The distillery is described as “disused” in OS Map published in 1899.
The site of Meadowburn Distillery would probably be included in a plan to convert the distillery to a creamery plant. Now, it is used as a car park for Campbeltown Creamery.

Tobermory Distillery(19 Sep 2008)

It took about 40 minutes by bus from Craignure to Tobermory. Tobermory Distillery was very close to Tobermory bus stop. It was one of the oldest distillery in Scotland, established in 1798, and only whisky distillery in Isle of Mull.
I went to visiter cntre of Tobermory Distillery immediately, however, unfortunately there was no distillery tour today because of maintenance.
This trip was not blessed with luck with weather either. But that meant I had a enough time to take photographs.

Oban Distillery and The McCaig's Tower(18 Sep 2008)

I came to Oban again. I stayed just 1 day last time, so I want to do something I wasn’t able to do last time. I want to eat more good local seafood, go to Isle of Mull, go to Dunollie Castle.
And after all, speaking of Oban, this scenery, Oban Distillery and McCaig’s Tower. Weather is not slightly good this time.

Isle of Arran was originally a prosperous place producing whisky, It is said that there were three legal distilleries and about 50 illicit distilleries on Isle of Arran in the end of 18th. Producing whisky was a major industry.
However, illicit distilleries disappeared because of the change in the law in 1823, and legal distilleries which survived on island found themselves unable to compete with distilleries in Mainland of Scotland because of spending the high transport costs in island. Whisky had not been produced in island since the last distillery, which was in Lagg, south of island, was closed in 1836.
In 1995, for the first time in 160 years, Isle of Arran Distillery was build near Lochranza in the north of island. A building design is beautiful like a malt kiln with a pagoda roof. They are perfect match with the scenery of Isle of Arran.

Longrow Distillery was build in the opposite side of the current Springbank Distillery in 1824, it was one of the oldest legal distilleries in Campbeltown. It was established by whisky distiller, John Ross with support of some bankers. John Ross operated Longrow Distillery and Kintyre Distillery, which was established in 1825.
According to Alfred Barnard who visited the distillery in 1886, some equipments of the distillery seemed to be old-fashioned, especially pot stills were the quaintest he had set eyes on. They might use those stills from illicit distilleries.
John Ross died in 1886, and Longrow Distillery was sold to a new owner in 1887. The new owner operated Longrow Distillery next 10years and closed in 1896. In spite of the name, Longrow Distillery didn’t face to Longrow, one of the main street in Campbeltown, and site of distillery was surrounded by other buildings. The modernization and extension might be impossible.
A part of the warehouses stands now and is used as a bottling plant by Springbank Distillery. And the name of Longrow remains as a brand of the peaty malt whisky of Springbank.

Dallas Dhu Distillery, which stands on the site about 2km south from Forres Town Centre, was established in 1898 by Alexander Edward who was an entrepreneur beside a railroad from Forres to Grantown on Spey as Dallas Mhor Distillery. However, he sold the distillery to blending company of Glasgow, Wright & Greig, Ltd before the distillery went into production in 1899. They changed the distillery name to Dallas Dhu and started whisky production.
However, The owner of distillery was changed in the same way as some of distilleries which were built during the Whisky Boom in the 19th. Finally, Dallas Dhu Distillery was acquired by DCL(later United Distillers) in 1929. The whisky production had been continued since 1899, but the distillery was mothballed from 1930 to 1936.
Dallas Dhu Distillery was damaged with much of its equipment by a fire, and World War 2 broke out. So, reopening of the distillery was delayed until 1947.